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About this book:Rare 1971 Leningrad fine‑art edition, The Tale of Igor’s Campain” published by Художник РСФСР (“Artist of the RSFSR”), with academician Dmitry Sergeyevich Likhachëv and illustrated by Vladimir Semenov.This is a Soviet fine-art edition of the medieval epic, produced by the Leningrad publishing house “Художник РСФСР” (“Artist of the RSFSR”). These editions are known for:• The Old Russian and modern Russian forms of the title
• Semenov’s name on the illustrated title page
• The imprint ЛЕНИНГРАД • 1971 from the state art publishing house
• Likhachëv credited for text preparation and commentary
• The bilingual explanatory page (Russian/English), which is unique to this edition
• The characteristic medieval‑style decorative pages and Semenov’s distinctive illustration style
• high-quality paper and printing,
• elaborate medieval-style illustrations,
• careful scholarly text preparation.
Collectors value them because they combine Likhachëv’s authoritative text with strong mid‑century Soviet book art.Book is like new and has a beautiful book cover. Beautifully printed and expensive and the finest printing paper. This edition is an exclusive much sought-after collector’s edition.
